Martial Arts Returnee’s Game Broadcast

1.

[Story mode]
Bosses use cowardly techniques.
When the battlefield turns unfavorable, they forcefully break off the engagement and take time to catch their breath in Story Mode.
"It’s not fair."

The pyeoni is a tool for the player.
But right now, the one benefiting from it isn’t her, but the Demon King’s avatar.
While the average player might be exhausted and take a moment to catch their breath, for her, that same moment is nothing more than an inconvenient time for the enemy to rest.
It’s the reversal of roles.
At this point, it’s hard not to be frustrated, wondering if the Demon King’s avatar is no different from the player.
"When the power of an immortal with the Death Star’s cursed strength is combined, could such immense power be possible?"
"Amazing. I can’t deny that strength."
"I acknowledge this: it is absolutely impossible to kill you here."
The black blood of the shadow legion, spreading thickly over the ground, seeped into his feet.

Slither
Gurgle
The unpleasant sound grew louder, and what the figure was watching wasn’t the swordsman with purple eyes gleaming beneath the conical hat, but the legion of ghost soldiers standing behind her, watching over the battlefield.
[Demon King’s Avatar]
[Phase 3 – Wave of Annihilation]

When focused solely on the Silent Swordsman, the fear of death went unnoticed, but as it turned toward her, the army felt the terror of death approaching.
"But your vessel is still human."
"Even if you break the immortal’s taboo and unleash the cursed power of the Death Star..."
"You will tire out alone, and there is a limit to the total amount of power one body can wield."
"My goal is no longer you."
"Your subordinates."
"Your subjects."
"Your army."
"Like a wave of annihilation, I will squeeze the last drop of power from this avatar and take everything from you!"
When the situation becomes unfavorable, it’s always the same—whether it’s this one or that one, they’ll target their subordinates.
The only difference is that unlike the King of the Abyss, the Demon King’s avatar has become a massive black wave, living up to its name, "Wave of Annihilation!"

"Oh, no."
"We can’t escape."
"My lord..."
The ghost soldiers, looking up at the towering black wave, mumbled in despair.
Their immense fear, reflected in the camera angle, created a scene straight out of a disaster movie as the black wave rushed toward them, closing the screen in darkness.
2. [Player mode]

What a ridiculous skill.
To destroy the approaching wave, she took a stance and swung her sword, causing the wave to split in two.
"The lord has split the wave in half!!"
"Wow!!"
"But why isn’t it stopping?"
It’s not splitting, that’s why.
Before the sword could even strike, the wave avoids people on its own.
It’s a cowardly wave, wrapped up with malice, trying to avoid damage and harm.

"What kind of boss runs away from the player and tries to catch only its own allies?"
It’s a troublesome situation.
The convenient technique of binding both sides’ feet simultaneously doesn’t exist in her swordsmanship.
The "crowd control" techniques that many swordsmen rely on are not something she uses.
The ability to hold the enemy in place and beat them whenever needed is one of the most coveted skills for any swordsman.
But in this situation, there’s no technique to rely on.
"Even Nakunilyeon's blood clouds can't cover the entire range."
Faster, farther, and wider.
She needed a technique that could deal with enemies more conveniently.
With swordsmanship alone, there are limits.
She couldn’t perform the ultimate art of the Killing Sword, which slices through a large area while avoiding allies.
Her sword would cause a massacre, cutting down the entire army of ghost soldiers behind her.

"It can’t be helped."
It wasn’t resignation, but compromise was necessary.
It wasn’t her preference.
She didn’t even consider herself a martial artist.
But it was better than doing nothing.
Dragonic Magic.
The Demon King uses techniques called the power of immortals.
If this power is indeed similar to that of immortals...
"That means I should be able to perform the same tricks that immortals did."

The Demon Immortal, who had pushed the Face of Death into the demon world,
A former immortal who had fallen,
She hadn’t yet mastered the techniques of the barrier, but she remembered other skills.
[Demonic Power Disrupting Beam]
A technique where demonic power is focused in the eyes and shot out as a blinding beam, likely ruining vision.
Of course, she wasn’t planning on copying it directly.
Losing eyesight would be a huge penalty for a martial artist.
Losing a hand was bad enough, but losing vision was a far greater disadvantage—a forbidden technique in the martial arts world.
It sounded great in theory, but the reality would leave the martial artist at a severe disadvantage.

"Then this is all I have left to do."
She had some experience.
She’d handled condensed high-energy objects through beam swords before, and she’d fought armored foes with the power of "projection."
In addition, she’d witnessed the Demonic Power Disrupting Beam.
Technique, skill, and finesse.
All the necessary materials were gathered.
She would focus her energy on the horn on her forehead instead of her eyes.

?!
Why is it glowing?
No way??
 
The quick-witted viewers already guessed what she was about to do.
[Dragonic Magic]
[Horn – Sun’s Horn]
[Solar Beam]

“Wow! Demon King Death Beam!!”
“Heavenly Demon Death Beam!!”
“Dragon Dragon Death Beam!!”
“Wait, how is she doing this?”
“So this is possible in real life too?”
“She didn’t learn the skill, but her cheat-like abilities just keep making overpowered skills come out!”
 
Faster than the sword’s draw, the beam strikes.
The light ignores distance limitations and quickly sweeps through the wave of annihilation.
Ziiiiiing
Boom boom boom

The black wave retreats in the face of the bright beacon’s light, as the Demon King’s avatar explodes.
The clash of swords.
The clash of violence.
The collision of a scale beyond the norm, between beams and weapons.
It was clearly a battle between non-humans.
“Oh no, the trauma from Armored Taijong...”
“God Haechan, you fought with this monster for a whole month...”
“Endless light reassessment!”
“It’s really over.”
“The Dragon finally reveals its true nature!”
“Is this Dragon Breath, pretending to be a dragon, but using its horn to shoot?!”
“Is this the real strength?”
“Without looking, it’s even stronger!”
“This is scarier.”
“Why does the player have phases?”
“The swordplay is already brutal, but then comes Dragon Magic and the final phase with the Dragon Death Beam.”
 
For the Demon King’s avatar, this was an unfair fight.
What kind of immortal would wield such destructive force?
Even a combat-crazed demon wouldn’t be able to reach this level.
It was an incredibly unlucky situation.
But it had chosen to chase first.
It had struck first, so there was no place to complain.
And the result? It was inevitable.

3. [Story mode]
[Hidden Route Achievements]
[Hidden Route – Death Wave Achieved]
[Achievements]

Defeat the Demon King’s Avatar (Achieved).
Victory in the first encounter with the Demon King’s Avatar (Achieved).
Reach the Death Wave phase and still win (Achieved).
 
[Purge Rank SSS]
[Defeat Rank SSS]
[Challenge Rank SSS]
[Overall Rank 9★/3★(+600%)]
[MORE THAN PERFECT]
[The Demon King suffers damage from the backlash of the avatar’s destruction.]
[Baek Ryeong-shin reads the heavenly signs and detects the damage inflicted on the Demon King.]

[Interception Success!]
Despite intercepting with the beam, was there any damage left from the Demon King’s avatar?
Following the alert of severe damage, Ya Cheon-myeong grimly reported:
"In this battle, 11,500 ghost soldiers were killed, and over 20,000 were severely injured."

[Interaction Options]
[To the gloomy Ya Cheon-myeong, who is distressed by the heavy losses, you...]
It was a strong opponent, even if it was the enemy.
It’s the limitation of non-combat units.
(Pay respects for five minutes, following the tradition of the legion.)
 
As she was about to choose the traditional five-minute silence out of habit,
her focus shifted to option 3 when Ya Cheon-myeong continued speaking.

"I’m very sorry to bring this up, but I believe it’s something you must know..."
[?]
"In the final moments, over 70% of the casualties... were caused by the technique used by the lady..."
...
...
She couldn’t help but feel deeply apologetic.
Now, she couldn’t just settle it with a moment of silence.

"Haha."
"The most terrifying ally, scarier than the enemy."
"Truly, the personality of a demon dragon."
"Haha, demons don’t care about the insignificant lives of weaklings."
 
[▶ 1. It was a strong opponent, even if it was the enemy.]
In Ha Eung Eung’s choice to pass the burden onto the Demon King, Ya Cheon-myeong reluctantly agreed, nodding, though he didn’t seem fully convinced.

"The damage to the ghost legion is severe."
"Next turn, the ghost legion will be unable to act."
"Legion commander Ya Cheon-myeong harbors doubts about your character."
"The ghost legion now fears you."
"The fear levels of your subordinates have activated."
The look of suspicion in his eyes as he turned away was no different from the expression of armored pilots who had encountered the Demon King’s sword.